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I Am Dynamite! : a Life of Nietzsche
by Sue Prideaux
Illuminates the life of the famous philosopher and the events and people— including family members, the composer Richard Wagner and former lover Lou Salomé — that helped shape his brilliant, eccentric but also deeply troubled mind.
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King Edward VIII : An American Life
by Ted Powell
Before he fell in love with Wallis Simpson, Edward VIII had fallen in love with America. As a young Prince of Wales, Edward witnessed the birth of the American century at the end of the First World War and, captivated by the energy, confidence, and raw power of the USA as it strode onto the world stage, he paid a number of subsequent visits: surfing in Hawaii; dancing with an American shop-girl in Panama; and partying with the cream of New York society on Long Island. Eventually, of course, he fell violently in love with Wallis, a Southern belle and latter-day Scarlett O'Hara. Forceful, irreverent, and sassy, she embodied everything that Edward admired about modern America.
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